Rien, Norway
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Rien is a lake
in the municipality of Røros
in Sør-Trøndelag
county, Norway
. The 14.87 square kilometres (5.7 sq mi) lake is located on the Glomma
river, just north of the lake Aursunden. The village of Brekken
lies about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) south of the lake.
Lake
A lake is a body of relatively still fresh or salt water of considerable size, localized in a basin, that is surrounded by land. Lakes are inland and not part of the ocean and therefore are distinct from lagoons, and are larger and deeper than ponds. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams,...
in the municipality of Røros
Røros
is a town and municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Gauldalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Røros. Other villages include Brekken, Glåmos, Feragen, Galåa, and Hitterdalen....
in Sør-Trøndelag
Sør-Trøndelag
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county, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. The 14.87 square kilometres (5.7 sq mi) lake is located on the Glomma
Glomma
The Glomma or Glåma is the longest and largest river in Norway. The long river has a drainage basin that covers a full 13% of Norway's area, all in the southern part of Norway.-Geography:...
river, just north of the lake Aursunden. The village of Brekken
Brekken
Brekken is a village and former municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It was located in the northeastern part of the present-day municipality of Røros...
lies about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) south of the lake.